Total Crime Rate

551.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 551.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 254.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 44.1 10/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 48th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Street (E1 6LY) in the last 12 months was 551.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (E1 6LY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/217)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Goulston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Stars Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seven Stars Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hopetown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jerome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brune Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aldgate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Middlesex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hanbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hanbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aldgate East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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